Combination tobacco holder and cigarette maker



Jan. 20, 1953 w E. SPERRY COMBINATION TOBACCO HOLDER AND CIGARETTE MAKER Filed March 2, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 INVENTOR. WAYN E E. SPERRY Jan. 20, 1953 w. E. SPERRY 2,625,937

COMBINATION TOBACCO HOLDER AND CIGARETTE MAKER Filed March 2, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 2 INVENTOR.

WAYNE E. SPERRY BYZ Patented Jan. 20, 1953 OFFICE COMBINATION TOBACCO HOLDER AND CIGARETTE MAKER Wayne E. Sperry, Naches, Wash.

Application March 2, 1950, Serial No. 147,280

1 Claim. (Cl. 131-75) This invention relates to combination tobacco holder and cigarette makers, and it is primarily adapted to filling and forming cigarettes as they are used.

The primary object of the invention is to make a cigarette filling device that will make a cigarette from the tobacco contained in the device.

In the carrying out of this object, the cigarette papers are preformed into tubes that are adapted to work in connection with my filler in the making. of a cigarette.

A special constructed cigarette paper in the form of a tube is placed over a filling nozzle of my filler and the tobacco forced into the tube to any. desired firmness. The control of firmness is one of the outstanding features of my new and improved cigarette'maker.

These and other incidental objects will be apparent in the.drawings, specification and claim.

Referring to the drawings:

- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my new and improved combination tobacco holder and cigarette maker.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side sectional elevation, taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail illustrating the filling nozzle in position to receive the tubular formed cigarette paper.

Figure 5 is the same as Figure 4, except that the paper has been inserted on the nozzle and is being held thereto by a special threading and holding feature.

Figure 6 illustrates how the cigarettes would pack one above the other before filling.

Figure 7 is a plan sectional view taken on line 'I--'I of Figure 3.

Figure 8 is a front sectional view taken on line 8-8 of Figure 5 through the filling nozzle.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of my combination tobacco container and cigarette making device being operated by the operator.

Referring more specifically to the drawings:

My new and improved combination tobacco holder and cigarette maker consists of a case I, having a side opening 2 with a lid 3 provided for covering the same. A tobacco dispensing nozzle assembly 4 is located adjacent the bottom of the container I and consists of a nozzle 5 extending from the main body of the container, best illustrated in Figures 3, 4, 5 and 8.

The end wall 6 of the case I is recessed at I to provide space for the nozzle assembly 4 within the confines of the case. A closure 8 is pivotally mounted at 9 and is adapted to encase the nozzle 2 assembly while the same is not in use. A ring Ill encircles the nozzle 5 and has fingers I I extending therefrom parallel to the nozzle 5. These fingers are made of spring material tending to come together at their tips I2 when the ring I0 is forced by the fingers of the operator to the position shown in Figure 4. The ring I0 is prevented from slipping over the end of the nozzle 5 by the action of the keyway I3 formed in the nozzle, and terminates short of the'end of the nozzle. A pin I3A is threaded into the ring I 0 and is slidable in the keyway I3, as best illustrated in Figures 4 and 8.

The cigarette papers I 4 come in the form of tubes, which may be stacked upon one another, as indicated in Figure 6, then opened up as illustrated in Figures-4 and 5, the open end I5 of the cigarette pa er tube being placed-over the fingers II. The ring I0 is then pulled back as illustrated in Figure 5. which will allow-thefingers to expand over the nozzle within the end I5 of the cigarette- This expansion is suchas to somewhat expandthe tip of the end of the cigarette. The thumb and forefin er of the operator is then slipped down over the end I5 and around the nozzle. which will hold the cigarette tube firmly in place during the filling operation.

A plunger I6 forms part of one arm of a bellcrank lever I I, referring to Figures 3, 7 and 8. The lever I1 is pivotally mounted to the bracket l8 by the cross pin I9. The other arm 20 of the lever I I is operated by a manually operable push rod 2|. The lever I I and the push rod 2I are preferably made from fiat material and have their edges preferably sharpened at 22, the object of which is to permit said parts to easily work within the tobacco that is contained within the compartment 23 of the box I.

A spring 24 forces the lever I! to retract the plunger I6 and expell the push rod 2|, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 3, but when the push rod ZI is forced down by the thumb of the operator the plunger I6 will carry tobacco with the same over the baflie plate 25 into the nozzle assembly 4, forcing the same out the end of the nozzle and into the cigarette paper I4.

The push rod 2| is pumped up and down by the thumb of the operator until the cigarette has been filled with tobacco, the operator holding his forefinger and thumb outside of the end I5 of the cigarette, resisting the tendency of the plunger to push the cigarette off of the nozzle assembly 4. The amount of pressure he applies to the nozzle assembly will determine the firmness of 3 the finished cigarette, which is the outstanding feature of my invention.

As the push rod 2| is operated, moving the lever from the dotted to the full line position, the tobacco within the case I is fed down into the nozzle assembly, continually supplying the same with tobacco. When the last stroke of the push rod takes place the operator pulls the push rod 2| in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 3), engaging the notch 26 of the said plunger with the edge 21 of the top of the box which holds the plunger 2| in the position illustrated in Figure 3. The tip 28 of the plunger 16 provides a gate for the end of the nozzle 5, preventing the tobacco from coming out of the nozzle when the same is not in use as indicated.

When my new and improved tobacco holder and cigarette making device is not in use the cover 8 is in the position indicated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 enclosing the nozzle assembly. The ring 10 being withdrawn to the position best illustrated in Figures 3 and 5.

When the same is to be used, the lid 8 is opened as shown in Figures 4, and 8. The operator touches the ring [9 with his forefinger and thumb and the inward tension of the fingers ll cause the same to snap over the end of the nozzle 5 to the position illustrated in Figure 4 ready to receive the end l5 of the cigarette paper l4, and as stated above when the end is inserted over the fingers I I, the ring is withdrawn by-the operator to the position illustrated in Figure 5, expanding the fingers and pulling the end 15 of the cigarette containing tobacco and having a protruding nozzle for receiving a cigarette tube, and plunger means in said casing and movable through said nozzle to push tobacco from said casing into the cigarette tube, the improvement in said plunger means comprisinga Z-shaped bell crank lever pivotally mounted to said casing at one of its angles between one crank arm and the intermediate branch of said lever with the free arm carried by said branch in alignment with and forming a plunger for said nozzle, said intermediate branch having beveled edges to facilitate passage through tobacco in said casing, a spring between said lever and said casing and biasing said lever to retract said plunger arm from said nozzle, a manually op erable push rod pivotally connected to said first mentioned crank arm and extending through an aperture in said casing, and a lug on said push rod adjacent the outer free end thereof for engaging the edge of saidcasing at said aperture to hold said lever in opposition to said spring with said plunger in and closing said nozzle.

WAYNE E. SPERRY.

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